Former Texas A&M assistant David Beaty is still waiting for his final check from Kansas.

What is typically an automatic payment has turned into a legal battle and extended test of patience.

According to the Kansas City Star, Kansas recently filed a motion to dismiss Beaty's lawsuit against the university over the $3 million buyout. Part of the university's argument, according to the newspaper, is that the U.S. District Court of Kansas lacks the proper jurisdiction to rule on the case.

In March, the former Irving MacArthur head coach and one-time Aggies assistant sued the Jayhawks for not fulfilling their end of a contract extension he signed in 2016. The Star reported that if Beaty was fired without cause, the school owed him $3 million.

Before he was hired by the Jayhawks, Beaty spent three seasons as an A&M assistant and was the Aggies' recruiting coordinator the final two seasons.

Michael Lyons, Beaty's lawyer, told the Lawrence Journal-World that the motion is a "delay tactic" to avoid paying the former coach who struggled during his tenure.

In five seasons, Beaty was 9-51. In March, Kansas released a statement that said the buyout money is being withheld because of alleged NCAA violations that surfaced during exit interviews.

While it not only could be a reason not to avoid paying Beaty any additional money, it also wasn't the actual reason for the dismissal. On Thursday, The Star wrote an editorial that said the university should cut the check and move on from the situation.